George Mei Sen University is an innovative, dynamic and world-class university in a series of disciplines. With its strong scientific research and teaching strength in the fields of public policy, mechanical engineering, economics, information technology, biotechnology and medical treatment, George Mei Sen University has been training talents for the whole world and various regions for more than 30 years.
Schools are concerned because of their rapid development and innovative spirit. Today, George Mei Sen University has nearly 30,000 students, making it the most registered university in Virginia. It is also the most diverse university in the region. Time magazine named George Mei Sen "a school that challenges the national elite". According to US News and World Report, this school "has a group of highly respected economists and high-tech scholars".
In the short period of more than 30 years since the school was founded, two Nobel Prize winners in economics have joined JamesM. Buchanan and Vernon Smith). Three other Pulitzer Prize winners teach at the school (Roger Wilkins, who won the prize for reporting Watergate; Martin Sherwin, who won an award for writing a biography of Robert Oppenheimer; Steven Pearlstein won the prize for his accurate analysis of the complex economic situation. Outstanding figures of George Mei Sen University include Professor Robinson, Pulitzer Prize winner and Centennial Medal winner of Student Association of Electronic and Electrical Engineers. In addition, George Mei Sen University also received the Fulbright Act Fund, the National Natural Science Foundation and the National Literature Endowment Fund.
George Mei Sen University, formerly known as the University of Virginia Affiliated College (established in 1954), is determined to expand its scale after independence. Economics is the most famous discipline, and other quite important disciplines include public policy, psychology, engineering, computer, law, mass communication and music. In recent twenty years, the new courses include chemistry, Chinese studies, applied archaeology and systems engineering.